Knauss Family

First Generation

Johann Ludwig Knauss was born in 1685 in Düdelsheim, Büdingen, Hessen, the son of Lucas Knauss and his wife, whose name is unknown. He married Anna Margaretha Görlach, also of Düdelsheim, in 1707. In 1723 they immigrated to America. Most of their children settled in the area of Emmaus, Lehigh Co. PA.